“In the digital world there are social networks which offer our contemporaries opportunities for prayer, meditation and sharing the word of God. But these networks can also open the door to other dimensions of faith…In our effort to make the Gospel present in the digital world, we can invite people to come together for prayer or liturgical celebrations in specific places such as churches and chapels. There should be no lack of coherence or unity in the expression of our faith and witness to the Gospel in whatever reality we are called to live, whether physical or digital. When we are present to others, in any way at all, we are called to make known the love of God to the furthest ends of the earth.”<\/em><\/p>MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI FOR THE 47th WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Sunday, May 12, 2013<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n See below for a few different ways to connect with our church and other Catholics in our area in faith and fellowship:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Follow our main parish Facebook page<\/a> for the latest news and events from our church. This is the primary source for livestream events including but not limited to parish Masses, Fellowship Sundays, and any other parish-wide announcements or speaking events. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Want more? Follow our Youth Ministry Facebook page<\/a> to receive updates and inspiration to help you on your journey of being a disciple of Jesus. Plenty of content will overlap with regular parish information but some will be specifically focused on youth and parents of adolescents. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Not on Facebook or prefer Instagram? Follow our Youth Ministry Instagram page<\/a> to add content to your feed to help you grow as a disciple of Jesus. Plenty of content will overlap with regular parish information but some will be specifically focused on youth and parents of adolescents.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Are you a young adult or do you know one? Follow Quad Cities Young Adults<\/a> to hear about updates and events including Theology on Tap and other activities focused on building a community of faith between young adults in our area.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We want to connect with you wherever you stay connected… Our mission as a parish is to make the living Christ visible by sharing our faith with all. While this\u2026Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-913821","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lourdescatholic.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/913821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lourdescatholic.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lourdescatholic.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lourdescatholic.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lourdescatholic.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=913821"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/lourdescatholic.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/913821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":913959,"href":"https:\/\/lourdescatholic.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/913821\/revisions\/913959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lourdescatholic.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=913821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Follow Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Facebook<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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